philistine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: philistine	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for philistine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Philistine adj of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values Synonym(s): anti-intellectual, philistine n a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow] a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb. Phlishth[c6], pl. Phlishth[c6]m.] 1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. 2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift. 3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. 2. Uncultured; commonplace.